Essential Blogging : Selecting and Using Weblog Tools
Shelley , Doctorow, J. Scott Johnson, Mena G. Trott, Benjamin Trott, Dornfest ,
«Essential Blogging : Selecting and Using Weblog Tools »
O'Reilly Media, Inc. | ISBN: 0596003889 | CHM | 264 Pages |
1st edition (September 2002) | 4.19 Mb
Book Info:
With weblogs-or "blogs"-exploding all over the Web, the only thing lacking for power users and developers is detailed advice on how choose, install, and run blogging software. Written by leading bloggers, Essential Blogging includes practical advice and insider tips on the features, requirements, and limitations of applications such as Blogger, Radio Userland, Movable Type, and Blosxom. This book will get you up and blogging in no time.
Book Description:
Anyone can run a blog (an online journal). From personal diaries to political commentary and technology observations, bloggers are making their voices heard around the world. Essential Blogging helps you select the right blogging software for your needs and show how to get your blog up and running. You'll learn the ingredients of a successful blog, and then get detailed installation, configuration and operation instructions for the leading blogging software: Blogger, Radio Userland, Movable Type, and Blosxom. After showing you how to acquire, set-up, and run these leading software packages, Essential Blogging takes you through the more advanced features, so that by the time you finish, you'll be up and blogging with the best of them. Essential Blogging covers:
- the important components of a blog and a blog post
installing and configuring the tools
a survey of desktop blogging clients
advice and experience from real-world bloggers
hosted blogging with Blogger and Blogger Pro
desktop blogging with Radio Userland
server blogging with Movable Type
posting, editing, and deleting blog entries
adding pictures to blog entries
syndicating your stories with RSS
consuming RSS feeds with Radio Userland
customizing the appearance of your blog with templates
managing and customizing archives of blog entries
adding comments to your blog
self-hosting your blog vs using a blog-hosting service
going under the hood with the Blosxom blogging system